My teachers are being greedy?

Question

They are the second-most paid highschool teachers in the state of Illinois, and they are complaining about their 2% raise...apparantly they want a 3.5%.

Thanks to them, I am going to have to have a shorter summer because of their dumb strike.

I guess they are alright, but I don't think our summers should be affected by their stupidity.

30k a year? Did you read the "Second most paid" part? Try 90k...PLUS their summer job if they decide to get one.

They can't lose their jobs, hireing scabs is illlegal isn't it?

Answer 1

My school to. I live in Pennsylvania and we have been on strike for about 3 weeks now. We have no Christmas breaks or anything. It pisses me off cause im a senior and i might not be able to graduate. our teachers want a 5% raise. I think its alot of greediness but i know theres a handful of teachers, at least at my school ,that dont want the strike to even be occuring. It sucks for us because we have nothing to do with it. Screw school

Answer 2

90k a year? You are dreaming. I'd unretire and go back to teaching if I could make that much. The average starting salary in Ilinois is $24,000 a year. If you teach 35 years, & have a doctorate, you could make $65,000 a year. Check the statistics from your state department of education.
As to the difference between 2 and 3.5 percent, my local gas station just changed their gas prices 5 times in the last 3 days. It was $2.76 a gallon, went to $2.79 3 hours later, went to $2.99 overnight, and then down to $2.93 by noon. Today it's at $3.09. It'll be $3.50 in a couple weeks. That's an 11% increase in 3 days. Think 2% is going to cover that?

Answer 3

You can't have it two ways.

Way 1 Thinking that all teachers are committed to their work and as professionals they will come to work no matter what

Way 2 Teachers are union members and workers and strikes are the way that teachers can get their way over obstinate Boards of Education. Larger salaries in the long run means being able to recruit better teachers.

Answer 4

Sounds like you're being just as greedy to me. You have to realize that teachers are under paid for the sort of abuse they put up with. Getting a measly 2% means that their pay increase isn't even keeping up with inflation so they're getting the equivilent of a pay cut. I might stop and think about the situation before you jump to a conclusion about someone's motives, after all this is their livelyhood.

Answer 5

Did you have a question? Or just wanted to complain? Whatever its ok! Teachers do need a raise though

Answer 6

ok that is rude not you the teachers i am saying they shoudln't take away the summer just because of a strike i mean there are better ways

Answer 7

scabs sounds kinda racist. and being a teacher is a very underpaid job, remember that they don't live as nice as alot of jobs with the same degrees would, I believe it takes sacrifice and a want to help others to be a teacher.

Answer 8

have you thought about the fact that THEY WILL BE IN SCHOOL AS WELL?? Their plans got ruined because the state wouldn't recognize their sacrifice. If the nation doesn't have inflation, then that would be one thing, but when you count inflation, and your raise is lower than that, it's a slap in the face!

Answer 9

They are not being greedy. The COLA, or cost of living , has gone up more than 2%. If their salaries don't keep up with the price hikes in taxes, utilities, rents, etc., they are getting a salary cut.

Answer 10

Regardless of what you think about their salery, a 2% raise is not keeping up with the cost of gas, food and utilities. As for you having to go to school longer, this has to do with what the state mandates in regards to the number of days you need to be in school in order to go to the next grade.